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I'm looking for a suggestions on a very good typing keyboard

I was simply wanting some suggestions on an above average keyboard for someone, like myself, who loves to type. The last good keyboard I had was a Microsoft natural keyboard Original. It was a half-way good keyboard for a typist. I kick myself for getting rid of it. However, it still felt kind of "plastic-y"/"cheapy" and it had that infamous plastic-screech and creek sound sometimes when using it that kind of re-inforced the fact that it was made kind of cheaply and "plasticky", and that I shouldn't lean on it too hard or it might break. I was hoping to possibly find a different keyboard that might be a little bit better still than that one was.

Do you want an ergonomic split keyboard or will a standard setup work for you?

Wired or wireless?

Personally I use the Logitch G510 Mostly used for gaming, but build very sturdy. The G-Keys on the left can be programmed. While this may seem like a gaming only application they can also be programed with frequently used phrases.

Will an IBM model M keyboard plug into a modern PC and work or will they require some sort of adapter, driver and other mucking around to get them to work. The reason I ask this is because the design is very old by computer standards.

These are very "old school" with heavy build quality and clicky mechanical switches - http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/Keyboards/Office/G80_3000_MX/index.htm Not cheap, but quality rarely is. I think the Cherry MX switches are great, but if you have a preference for the buckling spring old IBM style keyboards then you don't have to buy an old IBM keyboard. This company bought the rights to make the design and still sell them (and in USB versions as well) - Unicomp Inc.